| Scientific Name | Erica cerinthoides L. | Higher Classification | Dicotyledons | Family | ERICACEAE | Common Names | Fire Heath (e) |
National Status | Status and Criteria | Least Concern | Assessment Date | 2015/06/12 | Assessor(s) | D. van der Colff | Justification | Widespread and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution | Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa | Provincial distribution | Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Western Cape | Range | Widespread across eastern and southern South Africa, from the Soutpansberg to the Cape Peninsula, and northwards to the Cederberg. It also occurs in Lesotho and Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology | Major system | Terrestrial | Major habitats | Hawequas Sandstone Fynbos, Grahamstown Grassland Thicket, Breede Shale Fynbos, Cape Winelands Shale Fynbos, Elgin Shale Fynbos, Greyton Shale Fynbos, Montagu Shale Fynbos, Garden Route Shale Fynbos, Agulhas Limestone Fynbos, De Hoop Limestone Fynbos, Canca Limestone Fynbos, Swartruggens Quartzite Fynbos, Matjiesfontein Quartzite Fynbos, Breede Quartzite Fynbos, Matjiesfontein Shale Fynbos, South Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos, North Rooiberg Sandstone Fynbos, Tsitsikamma Sandstone Fynbos, Graafwater Sandstone Fynbos, South Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, Grootrivier Quartzite Fynbos, Potberg Sandstone Fynbos, Suurberg Quartzite Fynbos, North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, South Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, North Sonderend Sandstone Fynbos, Overberg Sandstone Fynbos, Kogelberg Sandstone Fynbos, Peninsula Shale Fynbos, North Outeniqua Sandstone Fynbos, Atlantis Sand Fynbos, Hartenbos Dune Thicket, Hamburg Dune Thicket, KwaZulu-Natal Coastal Belt Grassland, Pondoland-Ugu Sandstone Coastal Sourveld, Transkei Coastal Belt, Northern Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Western Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Central Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Central Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Eastern Inland Shale Band Vegetation, Eastern Coastal Shale Band Vegetation, Swellendam Silcrete Fynbos, Knysna Sand Fynbos, Swartberg Shale Fynbos, Elim Ferricrete Fynbos, Suurberg Shale Fynbos, Kouebokkeveld Shale Fynbos, Garden Route Granite Fynbos, Robertson Granite Fynbos, Peninsula Granite Fynbos, Leipoldtville Sand Fynbos, Potberg Ferricrete Fynbos, Hopefield Sand Fynbos, Albertinia Sand Fynbos, Breede Sand Fynbos, Agulhas Sand Fynbos, Hangklip Sand Fynbos, Cape Flats Sand Fynbos, North Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, Boland Granite Fynbos, Eastern Free State Sandy Grassland, Besemkaree Koppies Shrubland, Zastron Moist Grassland, Eastern Highveld Grassland, Wakkerstroom Montane Grassland, Paulpietersburg Moist Grassland, KaNgwane Montane Grassland, Barberton Montane Grassland, Sekhukhune Montane Grassland, Senqu Montane Shrubland, Northern Escarpment Dolomite Grassland, Northern Escarpment Quartzite Sourveld, Northern Escarpment Afromontane Fynbos, Soutpansberg Summit Sourveld, North Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Southern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Mooi River Highland Grassland, Northern KwaZulu-Natal Moist Grassland, Low Escarpment Moist Grassland, Moist Coast Hinterland Grassland, Dry Coast Hinterland Grassland, Steenkampsberg Montane Grassland, East Griqualand Grassland, Long Tom Pass Montane Grassland, Drakensberg Foothill Moist Grassland, Northern Zululand Mistbelt Grassland, Soweto Highveld Grassland, Northern Free State Shrubland, Basotho Montane Shrubland, Western Lesotho Basalt Shrubland, Bedford Dry Grassland, Western Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Aliwal North Dry Grassland, South Hex Sandstone Fynbos, North Hex Sandstone Fynbos, Piketberg Sandstone Fynbos, Winterhoek Sandstone Fynbos, Swartland Silcrete Renosterveld, Swartberg Altimontane Sandstone Fynbos, Ruens Silcrete Renosterveld, Olifants Sandstone Fynbos, Algoa Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Grassy Sandstone Fynbos, Kouga Sandstone Fynbos, South Kammanassie Sandstone Fynbos, Midlands Mistbelt Grassland, Cederberg Sandstone Fynbos, Amathole Montane Grassland, South Swartberg Sandstone Fynbos, Lesotho Highland Basalt Grassland, uKhahlamba Basalt Grassland, Drakensberg-Amathole Afromontane Fynbos, Northern Drakensberg Highland Grassland, Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos, Drakensberg Afroalpine Heathland, Karoo Escarpment Grassland, Groot Brak Dune Strandveld, Blombos Strandveld, Overberg Dune Strandveld, Cape Flats Dune Strandveld, Langebaan Dune Strandveld, Saldanha Flats Strandveld, Southern Drakensberg Highland Grassland | Description | Sandy flats and slopes. |
Population | Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Erica cerinthoides L. var. barbertona (Galpin) Bolus | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Erica cerinthoides L. var. cerinthoides | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
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Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation | | van der Colff, D. 2015. Erica cerinthoides L. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/05/16 |
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